Stuart Taylor (footballer born 1980)
Taylor playing for Aston Villa in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stuart James Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Southampton | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2005 | Arsenal | 18 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Leicester City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Aston Villa | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Reading | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Leeds United | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:05, 02 May 2015 (UTC). |
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Stuart James Taylor (born 28 November 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Southampton. He is a former England under-21 international.
Taylor joined Arsenal in 1997 as a youth player. He was loaned out several times – to Bristol Rovers (23 September – 23 October 1999), Crystal Palace (9 August – 1 October 2000), Peterborough United (15 February – 15 March 2001) and Leicester City (18 November 2004 – 23 January 2005). In eight years at Arsenal he was often the club's second or third-choice keeper. He did make ten League appearances in Arsenal's 2001–02 Premiership-winning season, thus qualifying him for a winners' medal, although this was only achieved in the final match against Everton, with the title already won. Taylor was on nine appearances but Richard Wright started the game. Wenger substituted him for Taylor on 85 minutes so that he was entitled to a winners' medal.
During his time at Arsenal he was tipped to become David Seaman's successor. However, although he saw off competition from Alex Manninger and Wright, the signings of Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia in 2003 and 2004 respectively led to his decision to seek opportunities elsewhere. Taylor missed the whole of the 2003–04 season due to a persistent shoulder problem. In total, Taylor made 30 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal winning a league title, an FA Cup winner's medal and two Charity Shield winner's medals.
In June 2005 Taylor moved to Aston Villa, signing on a four-year deal. He became Villa's second-choice goalkeeper, behind Thomas Sørensen. During the 2005–06 season he made just two appearances for the club. He blocked Wayne Rooney's penalty in a match against Manchester United on 20 October 2007 during a match in which first-choice goalkeeper Scott Carson was sent off. Aston Villa signed Brad Friedel and Brad Guzan at the start of the 2008–09 season, and Friedel became the first choice goalkeeper. Second choice was Guzan with Taylor slipping down to third. This despite generally putting in good performances, when called upon. Taylor's final game for Villa was the game against Odense BK in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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